Earn Your Edge: Decoding Excellence in Golf & Life

Pete Cowen | Ep/073

Episode Summary

Coaching legend Pete Cowen shares words of wisdom from his years of experience and success. He prefers to stay under the radar, but remains highly regarded by coaches and players. Pete’s clients seek him out for support and guidance—leading them to win more than 200 titles worldwide, including 11 majors.

Episode Notes

Topics:

From Player to Coach: transitioning from European Tour winner to coaching major winners
Early Tour Experiences: Learning, coaching, and traveling with Westwood and Clarke
‘Snowball’ Success: Going from good to great as a coach
Golf Swing Physiology: Understand body/muscle structure and the engine of the swing
Good Cop/Bad Cop: tough love or nurturing confidence to get the best out of each player
Henrik Stenson’s Journey: Listen, accept, and make changes to regain form
Top 10 Golf Ltd: Business model provides Pete compensation based on players’ results
Three Rs: Respect yourself, respect others, and responsible for your own actions
Team Approach: Managing one of the biggest stable of players on Tour with partner, Mike Walker
Good, Great, and World-Class Players: What differentiates the best from the rest?
Rory McIlroy: observations of a young Rory and the personality traits that predicted high performance
Secret Sauce Story: Rippling sand and spinning bunker shots
Swing Thoughts: One swing thought is enough; think about next shot, not last shot

Links and Resources:

Pete Cowen
http://www.petecowen.com/

Lee Westwood

https://www.leewestwood.golf/

Darren Clarke

http://www.darrenclarke.golf/

Ramsay McMaster

http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2011/12/ramsay-mcmaster-sudden-passing/

Gary Woodland

https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.31323.gary-woodland.html

Henrik Stenson

http://www.henrikstenson.com/